COURSE OUTLINE

Department & Faculty: Electrical Engineering

Faculty
Course Code: SEI 4313 PLC and SCADA SYSTEM
DESIGN
Total Contact Hours: 42 hours

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Semester: 1
Academic Session: 2014/2015

Lecturer

Sophan Wahyudi Nawawi

Room No.

P05 418

Telephone No.

07-5535236

E-mail

sophan@fke.utm.my

Synopsis

This course is divided into parts: (1) Automation and (2) Scada system. This is
an advance subject in control engineering for final year electrical
engineering students. The main aim is to develop concepts in industrial
control engineering to the students. Fundamental concepts in manufacturing
and automation, building blocks of automation. Simple modeling and
analysis process transducers and controllers, drivers and final control
elements. Industrial logic control system, sequence control using electronic
logic components and programmable logic controllers (PLC) in simple
process, control system and automated control system.
SCADA is the
process of a plant and / or a method of gathering of data from devices in the
field. This the process of collecting data into the actual business, and using
it in real time. There are using standard communication protocols (eg IEC
60870, DNP3 and TCP/IP) and hardware and software. Many SCADA
applications use PLCs as the RTU of choice,when communicating with field
devices. This subject covers the essentials of SCADA and PLC systems, which
are often used in close association with each other. A selection of case
studies are used to illustrate the key concepts with examples of real world
working SCADA and PLC systems in the water, electrical and processing
industries.

Prepared by:
Name: Dr Sophan Wahyudi Nawawi
Signature:
Date: 25 Ogos 2014

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COURSE OUTLINE
Department & Faculty: Electrical Engineering
Faculty
Course Code: SEI 4313 PLC and SCADA SYSTEM
DESIGN
Total Contact Hours: 42 hours

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Semester: 1
Academic Session: 2014/2015

LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
Programme
Outcome

Taxonomies
and
Soft-Skills

To solve sequential control using plc

PO3

C4, P3, A2,

CTPS1-3

T, HW, F

CO2

Use plc to Design automation system

PO4

C3, P4, A2,

CTPS1-3

T, HW, F

CO3

Interface PLC to Scada system

PO3

C3, P3, A2,

CTPS1-3

HW, F

No.

Course Learning Outcome

CO1

(T Test ; PR Project ; Q Quiz; HW Homework ; Pr Presentation; F Final Exam)

Assessment
Methods

COURSE OUTLINE
Department & Faculty: Electrical Engineering
Faculty
Course Code: SEI 4313 PLC and SCADA SYSTEM
DESIGN
Total Contact Hours: 42 hours

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Semester: 1
Academic Session: 2014/2015

STUDENT LEARNING TIME (SLT)

Teaching and Learning Activities

Student Learning Time (hours)

1. Face-to-Face Learning
a. Lecturer-Centered Learning
i. Lecture

38

b. Student-Centered Learning (SCL)

i. Laboratory/Tutorial
ii. Student-centered learning activities Active
Learning, Project Based Learning

2. Self-Directed Learning
a. Non-face-to-face learning or student-centered learning
(SCL) such as manual, assignment, module, e-Learning,
etc.

28

b. Revision

32

c. Assessment Preparations

13.5

3. Formal Assessment
a. Continuous Assessment
b. Final Exam
Total (SLT)

TEACHING METHODOLOGY
-

Lecture, tutorial and class discussion.

Individual Assignment, Written Test and Final Examination.
Active Learning Approach Group Assignment/Project and Presentation.

2
2.5

120

COURSE OUTLINE
Department & Faculty: Electrical Engineering
Faculty
Course Code: SEI 4313 PLC and SCADA SYSTEM
DESIGN
Total Contact Hours: 42 hours

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Semester: 1
Academic Session: 2014/2015

WEEKLY SCHEDULE
Week 1 ~ 2

Topic 1 : FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS IN MANUFACTURING AND AUTOMATION

Definition of automation, reasons for automating; production operations and
automation strategies. Building blocks of automation: sensors, analysers,
actuators and drivers; Introduction to process control, exp of industrial process
control system e.g. boiler control, distillation control, etc. Process control
instruments. General control, Discrete control, Analog control, Classes of analog
controllers Control loops, Types of controllers.

Topic 2 : FINAL CONTROL ELEMENTS

Types of switches; counters and timers. Solenoids, relays, and contactors.
Valves- characteristics, types, applications. Exposures of valve being used in
control system.

Topic 3 : INDUSTRIAL LOGIC CONTROL SYSTEM

Sequential control Implementation using relay, fluid and electronic logic systems.
Logic analysis and design using State Diagram of Sequential control system e.g
press control, automatic ventilation system, and/or furnace control.

Topic 4 : PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROL

Introduction and brief history of PLC controls. IEC 61131 compliant
Programmable logic controllers (PLC): Application for sequence control in simple
process control systems; programming examples of PLC starting from simple
command to advance command, Ladder Diagram.

Week 8

Mid-Semester Break

Week 7 ~ 10

Topic 5 : ADVANCED CONTROL WITH PLCs

(6 hrs)

Week 3 ~ 4
(4 hrs)

Week 4 ~ 5
(4 hrs)

Week 5 ~ 7
(6 hrs)

(9 hrs)

Week 10 ~ 12

State diagram programming. The importance of timing and scan time.

Transportation and delays. Intermittent measurements. The concept of reusable
logic. Examples, drive logic and alarm handling. Use of advanced programming
functions. Matrix logic. Table functions and indirect addressing. PID Control using
PLC. Safety programmable functions. Examples and applications.
:

(7 hrs)

Week 12 ~ 14
(6 hrs)

Topic 6 : SCADA CONTROL SYSTEM HARDWARE

Fundamentals and definition of terms. Comparison of SCADA and PLC systems,
and DCS Smart instruments. Typical SCADA control installations. Remote
Terminal Unit (RTU) structure. Analog and digital input/output modules.
Application programs. PLCs used as RTUs. Master site structure. Digital
transducer interfacing. Topology network, serial data transfer, parallel data
transfer, propriety bus system and communication protocol model. Point-to-point
and point-to-multipoint systems. System reliability and availability. Configuration
of a master station.

Topic 7 : SCADA CONTROL SYSTEMS SOFTWARE

Components of a SCADA control system. Software - design of SCADA packages.
Configuration of SCADA control systems. Building the user interface. Connecting
SCADA and PLC controls to other hardware. SCADA control system design.
Software Rules. NETWORKS ( Ethernet networks, Industrial Ethernet, TCP/IP,

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Department & Faculty: Electrical Engineering
Faculty
Course Code: SEI 4313 PLC and SCADA SYSTEM
DESIGN
Total Contact Hours: 42 hours

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Academic Session: 2014/2015

LAN connectivity: bridges, routers and switches, Redundancy options. Web based
Industrial SCADA control, Wireless and OPC. HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACES (HMIs)
( Human and ergonomic factors. HMI configuration. Design and layout. Alarming
and reporting philosophies. Alarm system design).
Week 15

GROUP PRESENTATION.

Revision Week and Final Examination

(6 hrs)
Week 16-18

REFERENCES :
1.

W. Bolton,Programmable Logic Controllers,fifth eddition, Esevier Limited, 2009(Text Book)

2.

S. Brian Morriss,Programmable logic controllers Prentice Hall, 2000

3.

Peter Rohner ,Automation with programmable logic controllers,- 1996

4.

David Bailey, Edwin Wright,Practical SCADA for industry,IDC TECHNOLOGIES 2003.

5.

Donald R.Coughanowr, Process system analysis and control, Mc Graw-Hill.2008

6.

Robert N. Bateson, Introducton to control systems Technology

7.

G. R. Clarke, D. Reynders,Practical modern SCADA Protocols,2003

9.

Robert Filer & George Leinonen, Programmable controllers & designing sequential logic,
Saunders College Publishing.

11.

Eds Senbon and Hanabuchi,Instrumentation systems, Springer-Verlag, 1991.

12.

Walt Boyes, Instrumentation reference book .2003

13.

W. Bolton,Industrial Control And Instrumentation, Longman, Hong Kong, 1991.

14.

Curtis D. Johnson, Process Control and Instrumentation Technology, Prentice Hall, 1997.

15.

Carlos A. Smith and A.B Corripio,Principle of Automatic Process Control, Wiley, 1997

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Department & Faculty: Electrical Engineering
Faculty
Course Code: SEI 4313 PLC and SCADA SYSTEM
DESIGN
Total Contact Hours: 42 hours

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Semester: 1
Academic Session: 2014/2015

GRADING:
Item

Mark (%)

No of test/quiz/assignment

Duration

Assignments &
Presentation
(Evaluation of
CTPS3, CS3 &
TS3)

20

Test 1 (week 6)

15

1 hour

Test 2 (week 13)

15

1 hour

Final Exam

50

2.5 hours